Brandon Carnell
Chef
Fort Worth, TX *****
adx2ng@r.postjobfree.com
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Work Experience
Sous Chef
Civitas Senior Living - Fort Worth, TX
Present
Line Cook
Marriott International - Fort Worth, TX
March 2023 to May 2023
The job was too far.
Cook
Stevenson Oaks - Fort Worth, TX
January 2023 to March 2023
• Prepped ingredients
• Prepared meals from scratch
• Prepared beverages orders
• Operated grill
• Basic kitchen serving duties
• Maintained health and sanitation standards
• Diligently washed and sanitized all equipment and surfaces Prep Chef
Shady Oak Barbeque - Fort Worth, TX
June 2022 to August 2022
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Prepare relishes and hors d'oeuvre.
Grill Cook
Fitzgerald - Fort Worth, TX
June 2022 to August 2022
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Prepare relishes and hors d'oeuvre.
Grill Cook
H3 Steakhouse - Fort Worth, TX
March 2022 to June 2022
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Prepare relishes and hors d'oeuvre.
Head Chef
Cabaret East - Fort Worth, TX
November 2021 to April 2022
Inventory, produce ordering, scheduling, plan weekend specials. Maintain a clean and functional kitchen. Cook
Wild Pitch - Fort Worth, TX
September 2021 to November 2021
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Prepare relishes and hors d'oeuvre.
Sous Chef
Chef Blythe’s Southern Bistro - Colleyville, TX
November 2017 to March 2018
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Prepare relishes and hors d'oeuvre.
Chef
Boun Bistro - Fort Worth, TX
April 2017 to November 2017
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Prepare relishes and hors d'oeuvre.
Chef 3
Alcon- Sodexo - Fort Worth, TX
September 2016 to April 2017
Left here to help the chef at the previous job.
His wife was about to go into labor, he was short staff and needed help bad. Head Cook
Four Star Café - Fort Worth, TX
March 2016 to June 2016
Chef-Sous Chef
Common Ground Grill&Tap - Fort Worth, TX
October 2015 to March 2016
Cook 3
Eurest Compass Group - Fort Worth, TX
April 2014 to May 2015
Grill 5/18/15
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patron.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Prepare relishes and hors d'oeuvres.
Prep/Line Cook
Fred's Texas Café - Fort Worth, TX
March 2011 to November 2011
• Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Prepare relishes and hors d'oeuvres.
Education
Associates in Culinary Arts
The Art Institute of Dallas - Dallas, TX
December 2012
Skills
• Food Handling
• Food Preparation
• Kitchen Management Experience
• Catering
• Culinary Experience
• Banquet Experience
• Supervising Experience
• Cooking
• Food Safety
• Restaurant Experience
• POS
• Management
• Produce Experience
• Time Management
• Labor Cost Analysis
Certifications and Licenses
food handler certificate
Food Handler
Assessments
Work style: Reliability — Proficient
August 2021
Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work Full results: Proficient
Cooking skills: Basic food preparation — Proficient August 2021
Preparing food, using cooking equipment, and converting ingredient measurements Full results: Proficient
Food safety — Proficient
August 2021
Knowledge of proper food and equipment handling safety measures Full results: Proficient
Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.